East Olympia, Washington

East Olympia is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The community is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southeast of downtown Olympia.

East Olympia, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°58′03″N 122°50′08″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Thurston
Elevation	220 ft (70 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98540
Area code	360
GNIS feature ID	1504649[1]

History

The Olympia area's station on Amtrak's Coast Starlight line was located in East Olympia before it moved to Lacey in 1994.^[2]

Rural lands immediately southeast of the community were under consideration, beginning in 2022, for a proposed new airport to "help meet commercial and cargo demand" for Washington state.^[3][4]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, East Olympia has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[5]